Rumblings xtra: Items that didn't make print edition

The Dime-a-Dog Night crowd of 12,088 that overflowed Huntington Park on Monday
again fostered questions about whether how often the Clippers could have 10-cent hot dog nights and
continue to draw those huge crowds.

If they sold hot dogs for that price every game would
the ball park always be sold out?

“I only do it on Mondays,” Clippers general manager Ken
Schnacke said. “It’s kind of become a cult tradition, kind of like the Rocky Horror Picture Show. I
think there’s a limit where we could do it too much. We’ve noticed that in April and May when the
weather isn’t as good they don’t come out as well. They’re waiting for perfect baseball weather.”&
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Besides, the Triple-A club has come up with other
promotions for other nights that complement it.

“I think we have a nice mix with what we do with
(Dime-a-Dog) and what we do with Buck-a-Bone Night with Big City Barbeque and 50-cent wings with
Roosers on Wednesdays. I think nine or 10 (Dime-a-Dog Nights) is about the limit. I don’t think the
fans could take too much more.”

Ryan Madson’s season with the Los Angeles Angels looks a hauntingly like his 2012
season with the Reds.

Madson signed a one year $8.5 million dollar contract
with Cincinnati last season and tore a ligament in his right elbow during spring training. After he
underwent Tommy John surgery, he never pitched an inning during the regular season. He declined his
option on October 31 and became a free agent.

Madson signed with the Angeles, but his recovery has
been slower than expected. Although the team still is holding out hope that he might return,
manager Mike Scioscia admitted this week thathe might not pitch an inning this season.

"As the calendar turns, it becomes more of a
possibility," Scioscia said. "I know Ryan's frustrated. It's definitely frustrating for us,
especially since he was virtually ready -- so close. One more tune-up rehab start and he never got
to that rehab start; he was shut down."

Madson left the club for Arizona for extended spring
camp and will continue to play catch off of flat ground.

Safety Will Allen, a former Ohio State player coming off three seasons with the
Pittsburgh Steelers, hopes to take the Steelers mindset to the Dallas Cowboys.

“The first thing Ryan Clark and Troy Polamalu and Ike
Taylor and those guys said to me, when I walked into the defensive back room, was if you don’t
stick your face in the thing, you can’t be on this defense,” Allen told the Fort Worth
Star-Telegram. “If you aren’t ready to hit — we don’t care about interceptions — if you aren’t
ready to hit, we don’t need you. That’s a mentality. If you aren’t trying to hit, you can forget
about it.”

Allen started seven games for the Steelers last season,
but they didn't re-sign him and drafted safety Shamarko Thomas in the fourth round.

“Those Pittsburgh guys are mean on the field ...
to everybody,” Allen said. “It’s not just taboo. It’s not something you just say. You really
believe it. You really mean it. It’s your mindset because everybody’s accountable to each other.”&
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"The Bengals got it going," Houshmandzadeh said, as
reported by the Cincinnati Enquirer. "They are probably going to be one of the best teams for the
next five to six years. All of their core players are young. All of their players are ballers.
Marvin (Lewis) is a hard coach but a cool coach at the same time. He's not going to let you get
away with nothing but he's not going to grind you out either. The sky is the limit. If you look at
the AFC with core pieces and young talent, you have to put them at the top."